Comments on: A One Way Ticket To Sydney

By: STEPHEN ARTHUR JACKSON

STEPHEN ARTHUR JACKSON — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:56:49 +0000

My 2nd great grandad was born in 97 cheapside in 1825, and baptized in St Mary le bow, his father was an engraver and had a small business there. I am astonished to see a drawing of the building they lived in.

By: Penny Staples

Penny Staples — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:14:53 +0000

Absolutely fascinating! Thanks for posting this.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 10:21:16 +0000

I note on the map the word Trump is next to Honey Lane.

By: Brian Smith

Brian Smith — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 23:48:34 +0000

‘Female Factory,’ a workhouse-cum-prison in Parramatta

There are some buildings from this factory as it was called, still in use today. They have been incorporated into the campus at the University of Western Sydney, Parramatta.

By: Paul Huckett

Paul Huckett — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 21:13:38 +0000

My ancestor Honor Baldwin nee Herring was transported too in 1826 .She had stolen a desk , the court records show . She was imprisoned in the Middlesex Jail System , then transported She was married to James Baldwin who , unusually , was able to ship as a seaman on his wife’s transport , The Sovereign. Their three children accompanied their mother below decks . I have her convict records which are archived in Hobart . She was treated by the ships doctor for a cyst on her breast which expells ‘ a goodly amount of pus ‘ . Her child, my gr gr grandmother, was badly scalded and treated by the doctor with turpentine . Honor was given her Ticket of Leave, her freedom , in 1834 and they continued farming at Bothwell in Tasmania for many years . Her daughter, Honoria , married a McRae thus starting a family full of free Scottish immigrants , mainly from the north and west of Scotland . McRaes, Mackays, and Sinclairs are all in my family . The farm was only sold one generation ago but there are literally hundreds, if not thousands of descendants now . Honoria and her husband Duncan McRae from Localsh , had ten children , who all had big families . Our family did well in Australia

By: Peter Holford

Peter Holford — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 18:49:19 +0000

The sentence was 7 years but it was very rare for the convict to return at the end of their sentence. One of my ancestors, Emerson Jordan, was transported for 7 years and very unusually his wife and children followed him.

Equality of justice between rich and poor has always been an objective that remains elusive. The crash of 2008 and the activities of certain rapacious businessmen still leaves many wondering when this equality will arrive.

By: Jonathan Rickard

Jonathan Rickard — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:34:56 +0000

Brilliant story. On the passage where the goose falls onto Mrs. King’s head while she drinks port, she may actually have been drinking dark beer which is called ‘porter, since the quote reads “. . . and away went porter, glass and all.”

By: Valerie-Jael

Valerie-Jael — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:04:45 +0000

What a sad story, so many poor people must have suffered like this. Valerie

By: Sarah B Guest Perry

Sarah B Guest Perry — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 09:17:11 +0000

No probably married in Australia legally or common law.. . . .very few women in those early transports. . .they all ended up taken.

By: Colin Lennon

Colin Lennon — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 08:10:57 +0000

Great blog entry Julian. I didn’t expect such an enthralling tale when I logged in this morning; and to learn about such interesting characters too. That has to be worth several re-reads and follow ups (particularly of Anna King), so I look forward to that.

Thanks Julian (and GA too).

Colin